Makoto Nagao | |
|---|---|
 Makoto Nagao | |
| Born | October 4, 1936 Mie Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | May 23, 2021 (aged 84) Kyoto, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | Kyoto University |
| Known for | example-based machine translation, natural language processing for Japanese, various image processing approaches, researches for digital library |
| Awards | IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award,[1] ACL Lifetime Achievement Award,[2] Japan Prize[3] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer Science |
| Institutions | Kyoto University, National Diet Library |
| Notable students | Takeo Kanade, Jun'ichi Tsujii, Yuji Matsumoto, Sadao Kurohashi |
Makoto Nagao (長尾 真, Nagao Makoto, October 4, 1936 [3] – May 23, 2021) was a Japanese computer scientist. He contributed to various fields: machine translation, natural language processing, pattern recognition, image processing and library science. He was the 23rd president of Kyoto University (1997–2003)[4] and the 14th director of National Diet Library in Japan (2007–2012).[5][6]
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- ^ "the Association for Computational Linguistics – 2003 ACL Lifetime Achievement Award". Association for Computational Linguistics. Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
- ^ a b "2005(21st) JAPAN PRIZE LAUREATES". The Science and Technology Foundation of Japan. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
- ^ "Presidents of Kyoto University". Kyoto University. Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
- ^ "Dr. Makoto Nagao appointed new Librarian of the National Diet Library". National Diet Library. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
- ^ "Noritada Otaki appointed new Librarian of the National Diet Library". National Diet Library. Archived from the original on 2013-01-06. Retrieved 2013-01-13.